Amphibious transport dock

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The interior configuration of the United States Navy's Template:Sclass shows features common to most LPDs

An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters.

Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older dock landing ships (LSD) by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles. The main difference between LSDs and LPDs is that while both have helicopter landing decks, the LPD also has hangar facilities for protection and maintenance. In the United States Navy, the newer class of LPD has succeeded the older classes of LSDs, and both the Navy and United States Marine Corps are looking to the LPD to be the basis of their new LX(R) program to replace their LSDs.

LPD classes

Country	Class	In service	Commissioned	Length	Beam	Draft	Displacement (mt)	Note	Image
	Kalaat Béni Abbès	1	2015	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	9,000	Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.	File:BDSL-474.png
	Choules	1	2011	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,160	Ex-British Largs Bay (L3006) sold to Australian Navy in 2011, renamed Choules (L100).	File:HMAS Choules FBE 2014.JPG
	Bahia	1	2016	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Ex-French Siroco (L9012) sold to Brazil Navy in 2015, renamed Bahia (G40).	File:Siroco toulon.jpg
	Sargento Aldea	1	2011	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Ex-French Foudre (L9011) sold to Chile Navy in 2011, renamed Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91).	File:USS America (LHA-6) and Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91) underway off Chile in August 2014.JPG
	Type 071 (Yuzhao)	8	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	25,000		File:Yuzhao (Type 071) Class Amphibious Ship.JPG
	Jalashwa	1	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,600	Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy in 2007, renamed INS Jalashwa (L41).	File:INS Jalashwa.jpg
	Template:Sclass	5	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Designed by Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., first two units were built in South Korea.	File:Kri makassar-590.PNG
	Template:Sclass	3	1987	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		7,650 (San Giorgio and San Marco) 7,980 (San Giusto)		File:San Marco (L9893) underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 16 June 2016.JPG
	Template:Sclass	3	1998	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	14,000		File:LST-4003 Kunisaki.jpg
	Template:Sclass	1	2019	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	UMS Moattama, built in South Korea.
	Template:Sclass	2	1997	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,750 (Rotterdam) 16,800 (Johan de Witt)		File:Johan de Wit L801.JPG
	Template:Sclass	2	on order	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Built in Peru.	File:Kri makassar-590.PNG
	Template:Sclass	2	2016	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,583	Subclass of the Makassar-class built in Indonesia.	File:BRP Tarlac homebound.jpg
		1	fitting out	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	9,000	Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.
	Template:Sclass	4	2000	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500		File:Singapore Strait Passing warship.jpg
	Template:Sclass	2	1998	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	13,815		File:Buque de asalto anfibio(L-51) Galicia santander.JPG
	Template:Sclass	1	2021	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	10,600		File:04.13 總統出席「海軍新型兩棲船塢運輸艦命名暨下水典禮」 - Flickr id 51112816358.jpg
	Angthong	1	2012	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500	Based on the Endurance-class, built in Singapore.	File:Thai landing ship Angthong (LPD 791) in February 2016.JPG
	Chang	1	2023	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	22,000	Export version of the Chinese Type 071 amphibious transport dock.
	Template:Sclass	2	2003	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	19,560		File:HMS Albion MOD 45151289.jpg
	Template:Sclass2	3	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,160		File:RFA Mounts Bay, a Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)), leaving Portsmouth Dockyard MOD 45145830.jpg
	Template:Sclass	12	2006	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	25,300		USS San Antonio

Decommissioned

Country	Class	Out of service	Commissioned	Length	Beam	Draft	Displacement (mt)	Note
	Template:Sclass	2	1963–2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500		File:FS Ouragan 2.jpg
	Template:Sclass	1	1988–2008	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	4,870		File:Bougainville p1150183.jpg
	Template:Sclass	2	1990–2015	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Sold to Chile and Brazil.	File:Siroco toulon.jpg
	Template:Sclass	3	1962–2005	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	13,818	USS La Salle (LPD-3) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS La Salle (AGF-3) in 1972.	File:Dedalo (R01) USS Raleigh (LPD-1) and USS Saipan (LHA-2) at Rota 1982.JPEG
	Template:Sclass	3	1965–2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914		File:120828-N-YG591-126.jpg
	Austin (Cleveland subclass)	7	1967–2014	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914	Some sources consider Cleveland (seven built) to be a part of the Austin class. USS Coronado (LPD-11) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS Coronado (AGF-11) in 1980.	File:USS Cleveland LPD-7.jpg
	Austin (Trenton subclass)	2	1971–2017	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914	Some sources consider Trenton (two built) ships to be a part of the Austin class. Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy and in active service with Indian Navy. USS Ponce (LPD-15) converted (AFSB(I)-15).	File:USS Trenton LPD-14 fleetweek2004.jpg
		1	2003-2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Converted to a hospital ship in 2007, renamed KRI Dr Soeharso (990).	File:015BANGGA.jpg
	Fearless	2	1965-2002	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,950	Scrapped between 2002 and 2008. HMS Ocean provided amphibious cover until the two ships of the Albion class were available.	File:HMS Fearless (L10) off North Carolina 1996.JPEG

Gallery

• The well deck of Template:HNLMS
  The well deck of Template:HNLMS
• Aviation hangar of the Rotterdam-class HNLMS Johan de Witt
  Aviation hangar of the Rotterdam-class HNLMS Johan de Witt
• Stern of Template:USS ballasted for amphibious operations
  Stern of Template:USS ballasted for amphibious operations
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• The well deck of Template:USS
  The well deck of Template:USS

See also

• Amphibious warfare ship
• Dock landing ship
• Landing Platform Helicopter
• List of amphibious warfare ships
• List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Landing Platform Dock (LPD)